The Private CarWe now proceed to a general consideration of the products of the motor industry, and the practical achievements of those products. First of all, the industry developed the motor car for touring purposes and to minister to the recreation of the individual. Later on, the private car became known as the “pleasure car,” to distinguish [...]  |
Two Typical High-Class British CarsFrom this it must not be gathered that the policy of the British motor industry is merely a policy of protection. The industry does not only look to the government to help it, but intends very seriously setting about the work of helping itself by the adoption of the best possible methods in view of [...] |
Motor Vehicles IndusrtyThe effects of the Great War have made themselves felt throughout the whole structure of the motor industry. In the first instance, the war caused a sudden dislocation due to the temporary but immediate extinction of some markets and the abnormal development of others. The ordinary everyday business of the industry was totally suspended in [...] |
Progress In DesignAs applied to the earliest motor cars if we ignore the unproductive experiments made with crude steam vehicles nearly a century ago the internal combustion engine took its simplest form, having only one working cylinder. The charge was ignited by bringing it into contact with a heated tube. As time went on, the number of [...] |
Factors That Have Assisted DevelopmentThe motor industry owes its existence primarily to the tremendous progress made in the design and manufacture of internal combustion engines. According to Mr. Dugald Clerk, the total power generated by gas engines in the United Kingdom in 1876 did not exceed 2,000 horse-power. In 1907, a total of three-quarters ,of a million horse-power was [...] |
